The winery
Champagne Campanien Nature
Cuvée blanc de noirs Brut Nature from Legrand‑Latour, sourced from a parcel in Oeuilly in the Vallée de la Marne; zero dosage, vinified using the traditional method and aimed at expressing the terroir’s geological character.
- Vallée de la Marne (Champagne) · France
- 1 product
The story
The "Campanien" bottling is a cuvée from Legrand‑Latour, a family estate based in Fleury‑la‑Rivière led by Thibault Legrand. In recent years the estate has shifted production toward organic practices and adopted a geo‑oenological approach to the vineyards, highlighting distinct parcels and geological layers. This approach is also connected to the family's paleontological work and to the "Cave aux Coquillages" used for bottle ageing.
Production philosophy
Seeking the expression of the soil through low-intervention winemaking: certified organic and biodynamic farming, the use of indigenous yeasts, fermentations and extended ageing to bring out the minerality and distinctiveness of the various geological strata.
Terroir and vineyards
Grand Vallée de la Marne, a parcel in Oeuilly on clay and silty chalk soils. The subsoil is rich in calcareous deposits and fossils, which the producer interprets geo-oenologically.
Characteristics
- Grape varieties
- Pinot Meunier
What makes it distinctive
- Cuvée 100% Pinot Meunier.
- Brut Nature / pas dosé
- Vineyard/parcel: Oeuilly — clay and silty chalk soils.
- Viticulture certified organic and biodynamic.
- Vinified with indigenous yeasts, matured for 11–12 months in neutral oak and aged under cork for 30–36 months.
- Documented example: disgorgement 07/2023 for the 2019 cuvée; production indicated for that bottling: 1,906 bottles.